Ruth Alden

Ruth House-Alden, 82, Biawakshe Itchish (Good Spring) a name given to her by her uncle, Comes Up Red, Big Lodge and child of the Whistling Water, also known affectionately known as “Baby Ruth” of Black Lodge District died Saturday, March 24th, 2018 in the Big Horn Memorial Hospital.

She was born April, 24, 1935 at the family home in the black lodge area. She is the daughter of the late Franklin House and Mae FogInTheMorning-House. She was a member of the Pentecostal faith attending service at the Black Lodge Church. She attended Hardin Schools then later attended Busby Boarding School. Ruth worked at the Carpet Mills until it closed down and also a cook for Head Start Program in Crow Agency and St. Xavier. Ruth also was very proud to cook for the Apsaalooke (Crow) Youth Camp. She was mainly a homemaker and seamstress, her hobbies included hand game, dress making and designing Pendleton jackets. She also loved to travel to various places and enjoyed camping, fishing, and hunting with her family. She was also a devoted Hardin Bulldog and Skyview Falcon fan.

Ruth married the love of her life, Fredrick Alden Jr in Hardin on Nov. 24, 1949. The couple made their home in the Black Lodge area up the Big Horn valley. She later then moved to the Two Leggins area, where they began their own ranching operation, raising cattle and horses. She was a proud spectator of all cultural events of the Crow Tribe, including handgames, sundance, and arrow throwing were significant events she would always attend.

Special thanks to Big Horn County Memorial Hospital staff, Dr. Upchurch and Annie (Pedro) Moreno Sandoval, special thank you to Leo Harmon for his kindness and generosity during our time of grief. A great lifelong appreciation to Cindy Bear Cloud for her continued devotion to the family of her late husband (Fred Alden Jr.). Our family is very large and if we have forgotten anyone please accept our sincere apology.

The family would like to mention, Ruth had a special place in her heart for pets, a stuffed animal dog named “Buster” and a dog named “Jack” who she made reference to as “man of the house”.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Thursday in the Crow Agency Spirit of Life Foursquare Church. Interment will follow in the Crow Agency Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary has been entrusted with the arrangements.